[Olpc-open] Pilot OLPC project approved in Birmingham, Alabama

[Rena Brar Prayaga]

Here's a piece of interesting news:  The Birmingham Board of Education
has voted (8-to-1 vote) to run a pilot program with 1000 XOs between
April 15th and September 1st of this year.  If the pilot program goes
well, they plan to use an additional 14,000 XOs with 1st to 8th graders.

The full article is at this link:
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53412

The momentum to introduce the OLPC program in the U.S. does seem to be
picking up...

Rena Brar Prayaga